Building of Research Team in the Field of Environmental Modeling and the Use of Geoinformation Systems with the Consequence in Participation in

International Networks and Programs

Registry number: CZ.1.07/2.3.00/20.0170

Jakub Miřijovský1, Jakub Langhammer2

1 Palacký University in Olomouc, Faculty of Science, Department of Geoinformatics

2 Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Dept. Of Physical Geography and Geoecology

Application of UAS photogrammetry to evaluate changes in fluvial morphology

Outline

I. Aims, context and methodology II. Study area III. RPAS monitoring o UAS photogrammetry o UAS granulometry

IV. Results – case study, flood in June, 2013 V. Conclusions

I. AIMS, CONTEXT METHODOLOGY

Research aims and context

Research aim - Assessment of the dynamics of fluvial processes in

montane area under disturbance

Key tasks - Acquirement of relevant spatial data for analysis of

geomorphological changes in montane streams - Dynamics of fluvial processes in the basins - Spatial distribution and volumes of bank erosion

and fluvial accumulations - Simulation of potential future changes of riverbed

dynamics

Spatial data for small catchments - Small catchments have specific requirements for spatial data

- High spatial resolution and accuracy for detailed analysis - High temporal resolution for analyis of multitemporal changes - High operability and flexibility of survey - Reasonable operation costs

- ... but meet with frequent problems - Lack of relevant data - Data of unsatisfactory spatial or temporal resolution or quality

- Potential for application of new technologies in surveying, monitoring and modeling

- Need of multidisciplinary approach

II. STUDY AREA, METHODOLOGY OF DATA ACQUISITION AND TREATMENT

Upper Vydra basin • Upper Vydra basin

– Sumava mts., Central Europe – Avg altitude 1100 m a.s.l., 90 sq km. – Effect of climate change

• Rise of air temperature since 1980‘s • Rising frequency of low magnitude flood events

– Extensive forest disturbance • Bark beetle outbreak since 1990‘s • Deforestation at 18 % of basin area

Roklanský + Javoří brook • Study site

– Experimental catchments – Monitoring of rainfall-runoff processes since 2005 – Historical changes of stream planform – Recent dynamics of bank erosion

Context and methodology

I. Acquisition of spatial information – UAS photogrammetry

II. Structure of accumulations and floodplain

– UAS granulometry

– Optical granulometry

– Terrestrial LiDAR

III. Dynamics of hydrological processes – Automated monitoring of rainfall-runoff processes

– Hydrodynamic modelling

UAS photogrammetry - applied technology

• Purpose – Data for precise DEM

acquisition – Monitoring changes in fluvial

morphology

• Technology – UAS platform Mikrokopter

hexacopter – Average flight alt. 50-90 m – Calibrated camera – Geodetic GPS for GCP capture – SfM method

UAS photogrammetry - image processing

• Image processing by Structure from Motion (SfM) methods • Special case of the stereophotogrammetry (multiple views of the object) • Agisoft Photoscan professional software

1. Photos aligning 2. Dense point cloud 3. Classification of the point cloud

4. DSM creation – 2 900 000 vertices 5. Orthophoto

Optical granulometry - principle

• Image analysis technique

• Automated identification of objects – Coarse-grained sediments

• Calibration • Automatic calculation

of grain size curves • MatLab tool BaseGrain • Data acquisition

– UAS – Field survey

• Setting up the parameters of classification - image analysis thresholds - connectivity - object distance - object area

Optical granulometry - identification of objects

• Automatic granullometric curve calculation

• Methodology - Fehr 1987 – image analysis – photo analysis – line sampling – grading curve

Optical granulometry - analysis of results

III. RESULTS

Case study Flood 2013-06

• Roklanský/Javoří cr. 1 flood 3 events 26-27.5. 30.5-2.6. 11.6.

Source data – Sensor network

2 monitoring profiles

– UAV scans • 9.5.2013 • 27.9.2013

– Optical granulometry

UAS – Deriving the DEM

UAS – Deriving the DEM

Parameter Javori br.

Number of images 41

Flying altitude (m) 88

Ground sample distance (cm) 2

Number of Ground control points 34

Number of Tie points 215803

Error of the image coordinates (pix) 0,67

Point density (points/m2) 201

The average error in Z (m) 0,001

RMSEZ (m) 0,021

UAS – Deriving the DEM

20

UAS – change detection - lateral erosion after flood 2013

21 River bank between May

2013, September 2013 and May 2014

Max. difference = 2 m A D

B

C

22

May 2013

(m3)

September 2013

(m3)

Difference

(m3)

8.984 5.841 3.143

Volumetric change The volume of material above the reference plane

Most active zone of erosion

September 2013

May 2013

UAV based optical granulometry

• Selected zone of active fluvial accummulations

• Low-altitude scanning • Test field 40 x 20 m

UAV based optical granulometry • Calibrated digital image • Automated gravelometry

classification – Coarse-grained sediments – Calculation of grain

size curves – Sedimetrics – BaseGrain2

Parameter Javori br.

Number of images 86

Flying altitude (m) 8

Ground sample distance (mm) 1,7

A B

C

D

E F

G H

I

Test fields • Test fields

– 1x1 m – 48 fields

• Transects

– 8 transects A-I – fresh x old accumulations – expected differentiated

gradation

stream

Old deposits Fresh deposits

I-6 I-5 I-4 I-3 I-2 I-1

Example - transect I

• Calibration of parameters - recognition of objects - appropriate object size

• Corrections of classification

- removing redundant objects (sand, vegetation)

- merging and splitting of objects - deleting of redundant objects

Data calibration and corrections

I-3

I-3 I-4

I-5 I-4 I-3 I-2 I-1

Grading curves

Conclusions

Contribution of UAS in fluvial morpohology • Acquisition of spatially precise data

– Highly accurate DEM for river channel model, – Monitoring of changes in riverbed and floodplain, – Analysis of volumetric changes in floodplain, – Relevant resolution for detailed analyses in fluvial morphology,

far beyond the traditional data sources. • Operability

– Quick acquisition of necessary data for assessment and for model building,

– Operation according the needs of research plan, – Acquisition of data in remote and uncovered areas.

Jakub Miřijovský, Jakub Langhammer

RESEARCH IS SUPPORTED BY CZECH SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROJECT P209/12/0997 THE IMPACT OF DISTURBANCE ON THE DYNAMICS OF FLUVIAL PROCESSES IN MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPES

BUILDING OF RESEARCH TEAM IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING AND THE USE OF GEOINFORMATION SYSTEMS WITH THE CONSEQUENCE IN PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS AND PROGRAMS